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STURRi. 530 SUBBERTHWAITE. annually, at which the constable for the hundred and tythingmen are appointed. It is supposed to be the Anicetis of Ravennas, and was given by Alfred the Great to his son, Ethelwald ; and in 968 Edgar granted the manor of Sturre to Glastonbury Abbey. At the Dissolution the manor was presented by Henry VIII. to Queen Catherine Parr, |and was given by Queen Elizabeth to the Hattons. It was formerly the seat of an extensive woollen trade, which is now extinct, the only manufactures being white baize and swan skins. In the vicinity are traces of an old castle and of a D- shaped camp. The streets, in general narrow and in- differently built, have been much improved of late years. There are two banks, a union poorhouse; and a large oblong market-house, with warerooms above and sham- bles below. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 712. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has been much enlarged and nearly rebuilt, with the exception of the tower, which is part, of the old building. There are schools for both sexes, including infants. The Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans have chapels, and the latter a Sunday-school. A literary and scientific institution was established in 1850. The Blackmoor Vale harriers hunt here. Lord Rivers is lord of the manor. The market is held every alternate Thursday. Fairs are held on 12th May and 24th October. STURRY, a par. in the hund. of Bleangate, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2^ miles N.E. of Canterbury, its post town, and 57 S.E. of London. It is a station on the Ramsgato branch of the London and South- Eastern railway. The village, which is large and well- built, is situated at the bridge over the river Stour, which is navigable for barges to Fordwick. The manor was given by Ethelbert to St. Augustine's Abbey. Hops are grown. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Can- terbury, val. 255, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The parochial charities produce about iO per annum. Sturry Court is the principal residence ; it was formerly the scat of the Strangfords. A fair is held on "Whit Monday. STURSTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ashborne, hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 2 miles E. of Ashborne, on a branch of the river Dove. STURSTON, a par. in the hund. of Grimshoc, co. Norfolk, 8 miles N.N.E. of Thetford, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Walton. The village is on the river Wissey. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 28. The church is in ruins, but the churchyard is still used for burials. Lord Walsingham is lord of the manor. STURTHILL, a tythg. in the par. of Burton Brad- stock, lib. of Frampton, Bridport div. of co. Dorset. STURTHILL BROAD, a tythg. in the par. of Ship- ton George, co. Dorset, 3 miles E. of Bridport. STURTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Scawby, E. div. of Manley wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2J miles S.W. of Glanford Brigg. STURTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stow, wap. of Well, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 8 miles N.W. of Lincoln, on Ermine Street. STURTON, or STRETTON, a par. in the North Clay div. of Bassetlaw wap., co. Nottingham, 6 miles N.E. of East Retford, its post town, and 5j S. of Gains- borough. It is a station on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway. The village, which is con- siderable, is situated on Ermine . Street, near the river Trent. The par. includes the hmlt. of Fenton. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 241, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of York. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains tombs of the Thornhaughs. The parochial charities produce about 17 per annum. There are a National school and chapel for the Wesleyans. G. S. Foljambe, Esq., is lord of the manor. STURTON GRANGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Wark- worth, E. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 4 miles S.E. of Alnwick, and 2J N.W. of Warkworth. STURTON GRANGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Aber- ford, lower div. of SVrack wap., West Riding co. York, 3 miles S. of Aberford, 7 E. of Leeds, and 1 mile from the Garforth and Miclefield stations on the Leeds and Selby railway. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in the lime quarries and coal pits. F. C. T. Gascoyne, Esq. is lord of the manor and principal landowner. STURTON-MAGNA, or GREAT STURTON, a par. in the N. div. of Gartree wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles N.W. of Horncastle, its post town, and 8 N. of Southry railway station. The village is at the foot of the Wolds, near the river Bain. Sturton is said to have been a Roman station. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 116. The church is dedi- cated to All Saints. The enclosure of this parish took place in 1776. STUSTON, or STURSTON, a par. in the hund. of Hartismere, co. Suffolk, 1J mile S.E. of Diss railway station, and 2J miles N. of Eye. Scole is its post town. The village is situated near the river Waveney, on the road from London to Norwich by Bury St. Edmund's. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 209. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains a monu- ment to John Castleton and family, and one to Mr. and Mrs. Clarke. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. Sir E, C. Kerrison, Bart., is lord of the manors of Boylands and Facons. STUTCHBURY, or STUTSBURY, a par. in the hund. of King's-Sutton, co. Northampton, 5 milesN. W. of Brackley, its post town. The parish is situated on the river Tove. There is no village. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 6. The church is in ruins. STUTTON, a par. in the hund. of Sampford, co. Suffolk, 7 5 miles S.W. of Ipswich, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Manningtree. The village is situated on the river Stour, which is navigable for vessels of consider- able burden, and here divides this county from Essex. At a farm in the vicinity are the ruins of Stutton Hall. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 550. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains the brass of a priest bearing date 1413, and several monu- ments, some of which are of the Jermy family. The register dates from 1645. The parochial charities pro- duce about 7 per annum. There is a school for both sexes, erected in 1838. Stretton House, Crow Hall, and Alton Hall are the principal residences. STUTTON-WITH-HAZLEWOOD, a tnshp. in the par. of Tadcajster, West Riding co. York, 2 miles S.W. of Tadcaster. It is a station on the York and Harro- gate branch of the North-Eastern railway. There is a meet for the Bramham Moor hunt at Stutton Hill. In the vicinity are some lime quarries. The hamlet 6f Stutton is situated in the vale of the Cock rivulet. Hazlewood Hall, the seat of the Vavasours, is extra- parochial. Near the hall is a Roman Catholic chapel. STYCHE WITH WOODLANDS, a tnshp. in the par. of Moreton Sea, co. Salop, 2 miles N.W. of Market Drayton. STYDD, a tnshp. in the par. of Shirley, hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 4 miles S.W. of Ashborne. STYFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Bywell St. Andrew, E. div. of Tyndale ward, co. Northumberland, 6 miles E. of Hexham, and 3 W. of Stocksfield railway station. It is situated on the Newcastle railway and the river Tyne. The principal residence is Styford Hall. William Grey, Esq., is lord of the manor. STYRRUP, a tnshp. in the pars, of Blyth and Har- worth, Hatfield div. of Bassetlaw wap., co. Nottingham, 2 miles N.W. of Blyth, and 3 S.W. of Bawtry. It includes the hm'lts. of Oldcoats and Norney. The Wesleyans have two chapels. SUBAYRON, a deanery in the archdeaconry of Car- digan, and dioc. of St. David's, comprising the huiids. of Moddyn and Troedyraur, co. Cardigan. SUBBERTHWAITE. a tnshp. in the par. of Ulvcr- stone, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lan- caster, 8 miles N. of Ulverstone. It includes a vast tract of waste land, interspersed with rocks and wood- land. There is a slate quarry. The Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor.